Full-Time Food & Beverage Director - Premium Brands

We are seeking a strategic, creative, and operationally grounded Senior Director of Global Food & Beverage (F&B) to lead the development and execution of distinctive F&B strategies across our Premium Brands portfolio.

This role will be pivotal in translating brand positioning into tangible, guest-centric F&B experiences that can be executed with excellence in every region, while enabling local adaptation.

The role is responsible for:

• Defining the global F&B vision for each brand
• Developing innovative concepts and operational standards
• Collaborating across functions to drive guest satisfaction, commercial performance, and brand equity

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Leadership & Brand Alignment
2. Define and evolve a clear and compelling F&B vision for each brand, aligned with brand positioning and guest expectations.
3. Translate brand DNA and guest experience pillars into differentiated F&B strategies and concepts that can be activated globally.
4. Act as the global F&B voice in brand and experience forums, embedding F&B as a central element of brand storytelling and guest journeys.
5. Collaboration with Regional F&B Leaders
6. Serve as a trusted partner to regional F&B leaders, co-creating strategies and toolkits that empower regions to drive consistent, high-quality execution.
7. Ensure all global initiatives are developed with early input from regions to address operational realities, market dynamics, and cultural nuances.
8. Support regional F&B teams in implementing new concepts, adapting guidelines, and delivering against guest and business KPIs.
9. Maintain regular engagement with regional leaders to monitor performance, gather feedback, and continuously refine global approaches.
10. Concept Development & Innovation
11. Design and evolve signature dining, bar, and lifestyle experiences that reflect brand identity while staying relevant to global and regional F&B trends.
12. Collaborate with chefs, mixologists, designers, and external partners to craft memorable F&B concepts and narratives.
13. Lead innovation in service formats, sustainability (e.g. plant-forward menus, food waste reduction), and technology integration to enhance guest engagement and operational efficiency.
14. Operationalization & Brand Standards
15. Develop and govern brand standards across all F&B touchpoints, ensuring they are aspirational, executable, and scalable.
16. Work closely with regions to ensure standards are integrated into hotel operations with clear training and support mechanisms.
17. Provide operational playbooks, tools, and best practices to help properties bring the guest journey to life consistently and effectively.
18. Performance Management & Commercial Impact
19. Define and track key metrics across guest satisfaction, profitability, operational efficiency, and brand alignment.
20. Analyze insights and business performance with regional teams to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
21. Support the case for investment in F&B by working with Development and Owner Relations to articulate strategic value and ROI.
22. Cross-Functional Leadership
23. Lead cross-functional project teams in the development and rollout of new concepts, activations, and global programs.
24. Collaborate closely with marketing, design & technical services, guest experience, and brand teams to ensure alignment and impact.

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